Edge Hill Arts Centre extend live theatre screening programme

A live broadcast of the prestigious National Theatre’s upcoming production A View from the Bridge has been added to a flourishing programme at The Arts Centre, Ormskirk.

The production features a stellar cast led by Mark Strong (The Imitation Game; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) in the Young Vic’s ‘magnetic, electrifying, astonishingly bold’ production of A View from the Bridge – the Evening Standard, Guardian and Independent’s top theatre pick of 2014.

The great Arthur Miller confronts the American dream in this dark and passionate tale. In Brooklyn, longshoreman Eddie Carbone welcomes his Sicilian cousins to the land of freedom. But when one of them falls for his beautiful niece, they discover that freedom comes at a price. Eddie’s jealous mistrust exposes a deep, unspeakable secret – one that drives him to commit the ultimate betrayal.

The visionary Ivo van Hove directs this stunning production of Miller’s tragic masterpiece, broadcast from London’s West End by National Theatre Live on 26 March.

A View from the Bridge is the latest addition to an eclectic season of live screenings from the National Theatre and also the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), a new venture for 2015 at the Arts Centre. Other screenings include the RSC’s Love’s Labour’s Lost, Love’s Labour’s Won (Much Ado About Nothing), and The Merchant of Venice, and National Theatre Live productions Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Treasure Island, and The Hard Problem.

June Gibbons, Arts Centre Manager said: “The facilities at the Arts Centre are perfect for screening live theatre and this new venture is a natural progression of Short Cuts cinema. We are really excited to be a part of the rich and diverse programme the National Theatre and The Royal Shakespeare companies are producing for community audiences.”

Roy Bayfield, Director of Corporate Communications at Edge Hill University said: “Live screenings from internationally-acclaimed performances are a fantastic addition to our Arts Centre programme. There is a special thrill to seeing productions as they happen on the stage in London or Stratford-upon-Avon, right here in Ormskirk.”